Numbers 10:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 10:13

Departure from Sinai

11 Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud ^awas taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony.

12 And the children of Israel set out from ^athe Wilderness of Sinai on ^btheir journeys; then the cloud settled down in the ^cWilderness of Paran.

13 So they started out for the first time ^aaccording to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

14 The¹ standard of the camp of the children of Judah ^aset out first according to their armies; over their army was ^bNahshon the son of Amminadab.

15 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.

16 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

17 Then ^athe tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, ^bcarrying the tabernacle.

18 And ^athe standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

19 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

20 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the ^aholy things. (The tabernacle would be¹ prepared for their arrival.)

22 And ^athe standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

23 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

24 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 Then ^athe standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.

27 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

28 ^aThus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.

29 Now Moses said to ^aHobab the son of ^bReuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, ^c‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and ^dwe will treat you well; for ^ethe Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

30 And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives.”

Verse Comparison: Numbers 10:13

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American Standard Version
And they first took their journey according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

Amplified® Bible
When the journey was to begin, at the command of the Lord through Moses,

Contemporary English Version
This was the first time the LORD had told Moses to command the people of Israel to move on.

Darby English Version
And they first took their journey, according to the commandment of Jehovah through Moses.

Good News Bible
They began to march at the command of the LORD through Moses,

King James Version
And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

New American Standard Bible
So they moved out for the first time according to the commandment of the LORD through Moses.

New International Version
They set out, this first time, at the LORD's command through Moses.

New King James Version
So they started out for the first time according to the command of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So they moved out for the first time according to the commandment of the LORD through Moses.

Revised Standard Version
They set out for the first time at the command of the LORD by Moses.

Young's Literal Translation
and they journey at first, by the command of Jehovah, in the hand of Moses.

New English Translation
This was the first time they set out on their journey according to the commandment¹ of the Lord, by the authority² of Moses.

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